Atlanta-based mental health nonprofit to expand access across community

Atlanta-based mental health nonprofit to expand access across community

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Jamie Kirk creates A New Beginning Mental Health & Wellness to help address the painful emotions that too often linger in silence.

Jamie Kirk, founder of A New Beginning Mental Health & Wellness, speaks to the crowd at a launch party on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, at the Little Five Points Community Center in Atlanta. (Courtesy of Jamie Kirk)

Jamie Kirk, founder of A New Beginning Mental Health & Wellness, speaks to the crowd at a launch party on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, at the Little Five Points Community Center in Atlanta. (Courtesy of Jamie Kirk)

By Morayo Ogunbayo

20 hours ago

Jamie Kirk first experienced grief at a young age when her father died around the time she was 5. After moving in with her grandparents, she said she never processed what was happening.

“I never understood what was going on, and life just went on,” she told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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Jamie Kirk is a licensed psychotherapist and founder of A New Beginning Mental Health & Wellness. (Courtesy)

Jamie Kirk is a licensed psychotherapist and founder of A New Beginning Mental Health & Wellness. (Courtesy)

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Jamie Kirk, founder of A New Beginning Mental Health & Wellness, speaks at the launch event on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, at the Little Five Points Community Center in Atlanta. (Courtesy of Jamie Kirk)

Jamie Kirk, founder of A New Beginning Mental Health & Wellness, speaks at the launch event on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, at the Little Five Points Community Center in Atlanta. (Courtesy of Jamie Kirk)

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Morayo Ogunbayo is a Health and Wellness reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, covering the stories Georgians need to know to stay healthy and informed.

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